Ouch!

Why Pain Hurts, and Why it Doesn't Have To

Margee Kerr, Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

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English

SIGMA
16 March 2021

Medicine; Pain & pain management; Neurosciences; Human biology

Pain seems like a fairly straightforward experience you get hurt and it, well, hurts. But how would you describe it? By the number of broken bones or stitches? By the cause the crowning baby, the sharp knife, the straying lover? What does a 7 on a pain scale of 1 to 10 really mean?

Pain is complicated. But most of the time, the way we treat pain is superficial we seek out states of perfect painlessness by avoiding it at all costs, or suppressing it, usually with drugs. This has left us hurting all the more.

Through in-depth interviews, investigation into the history of pain and original research, Ouch! paints a new picture of pain as a complex and multi-layered phenomenon. Authors Margee Kerr and Linda McRobbie Rodriguez tell the stories of sufferers and survivors, courageous kids and their brave parents, athletes and artists, people who find healing and pleasure in pain, and scientists pushing the boundaries of pain research, to challenge the notion that all pain is bad and harmful. They reveal why who defines pain matters and how history, science, and culture shape how we experience pain. Ouch! dismantles prevailing assumptions about pain and that not all pain is bad, not all pain should be avoided, and, in the right context, pain can even feel good.

To build a healthier relationship with pain, we must understand how it works, how it is expressed and how we communicate and think about it. Once we understand how pain is made, we can remake it.

By: Margee Kerr, Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
Imprint: SIGMA
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
Weight: 422g
ISBN: 9781472965295
ISBN 10: 1472965299
Publication Date: 16 March 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: Pain (Probably) Isn't What You Think 1: What Is Pain? 2: Who is in Charge of Pain? 3: The Cure and the Cause 4: Kids Need Pain - And So Do the Rest of Us 5: A Visit to the Pain Cave 6: The 'Shocking' Truth: Pain is Useful 7: Hurts So Good: When Pain is Pleasure 8: I Feel Your Pain 9: How to Tell Better Stories About Pain Select References Acknowledgements Index